foodways

After Years Of Violence, Chef Offers Colombian Farmers Pride And Profit

12:54pm March 19, 2018

by Nancy Matsumoto

A food activist aims to show the value of traditional agriculture to rural, mainly indigenous people and transform the way they plant, sell and prepare their goods — as well as capture the global eye.

Atole de elote is a warm corn drink from Central America. Student Jose Rivas wrote an essay about a weekly tradition of enjoying atole with his late father in El Salvador, and how the drink helped him to feel more at home after he moved to the U.S.

Students Serve Up Stories Of Beloved Family Recipes In A Global Cookbook

2:03pm March 25, 2017

by Becky Harlan

Many students at D.C.'s Capital City Charter School are first-generation Americans. For a creative writing project, a literacy nonprofit picked a topic everyone could relate to: food from home.

Nowruz, the Persian New Year, is a celebration of the start of spring marked through large parts of the Middle East and Central Asia. Above, a Nowruz haftseen table, laden with seven items meant to symbolize rebirth or renewal.

For Afghan Immigrants, Nowruz Celebrations Of Spring Are A Taste Of Home

2:01pm March 21, 2017

by Eileen Guo

Celebrating this ancient festival was banned under the Taliban. For refugees and immigrants in America, the holiday and the feasts that accompany it are an important cultural link to Afghanistan.

Mimosa cake is made of layers of sponge cake brushed with citrus liqueur and liberally spread with pastry cream, then topped with small cubes of even more sponge cake that are meant to mimic the small blooms of the mimosa flower. It's the taste of the Fes

On Italy's Feminist Holiday, Women Have Their Cake And Eat It, Too

2:30pm March 08, 2017

by Kristen Hartke

Leave it to the Italians to take a holiday steeped in women's rights and turn it into Festa Della Donna, when women leave menfolk behind to celebrate each other with flowers, wine and above all, cake.

A Nigerian chef travelled to Kentucky and found common ground in food with those he met.

Dinner in Appalachia: Finding Common Ground In Trump Country

7:00am January 07, 2017

Appalachia is thousands of miles from Nigeria. But at a potluck dinner in rural Kentucky, natives of the two places found points of connection between their cultures.

The Caribbean Tradition, an appetizer made with pickled pig's feet, chiriqui beans, and puffed pork skin, at Donde Jose. Chef Carles calls it his version of a ceviche.

Don't Know Panamanian Food? These Chefs Aim To Change That

7:00am December 27, 2016

by Kait Bolongaro

Compared to its neighbors, Panama's cuisine is mostly unknown, even to locals. A new generation of Panamanian chefs is forging a national food identity using indigenous ingredients and techniques.

Food writer Maria Speck soaks bulgur wheat in pomegranate juice to saturate it with burgundy color, then serves it with blueberries and orange-blossom water to tantalize the taste buds and eyes.

Porridge, The Food That Built Empires, Stages A Savory Comeback

8:00am October 27, 2016

by Jill Neimark

Globally, this humble dish was one of the first ways humans learned to unlock the nutrition in grains. Now, chefs are embracing its sumptuous, delicious possibilities. And no, it's not just oatmeal.

Skinned, sliced, battered, deep-fried animal testicles are served as Rocky Mountain Oysters at Bruce's Bar in Severance, Colo. There's a rich tapestry of Western lore built around Rocky Mountain oysters, thanks to the food's cowboy provenance.

National

Rocky Mountain Oysters Are What?! We Try A Dish Of Cowboy Lore

10:34am October 20, 2016

by Luke Runyon

They're known by many names: lamb fries, bull fries, huevos de toro. There's a rich tapestry of Western lore built around this food, which is, well, fried testicles. Our reporter bites into this tale.

After losing her daughter during the war, Vijaya cares for her granddaughter Anjali. Despite not being able to afford fresh vegetables, she cooks nourishing sothis or stews made of coconut milk.

Cookbook Tells The Story Of Sri Lanka's Civil War Through Food

6:45pm October 09, 2016

by Vidya Balachander

Handmade trains its lens on 34 women from across the war-torn north, interweaving their stories of struggle and survival with recipes representative of the region's distinctive cuisine.

Mary Cittoni, Joanne Cittoni Gonzalez and Clemente Cittoni work together, making malfatti in the kitchen of Val's Liquor in Napa.

Malfatti, The Dumpling That Became A Napa Valley Legend

12:28pm October 08, 2016

by Lisa Morehouse

Born of a "mistake," these dumplings have become a beloved staple of Italian restaurants in California's Napa Valley. They're packed with cheese, spinach and local Italian-American history.